Washingtons statues and the lore behind Lafayette Park
In Lafayette Square Washington D C the author recalls statues and their histories. He notes Lafayette Kosciuszko and Rochambeau monuments and the public’s interest in statues while recounting anecdotes about Jackson Washington and the city’s parks service funding for repairs and upkeep.
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Washington
United States
George Washington
Lafayette Square
Harding
John Russell Young
District of Columbia
Lafayette Park
Andy Jackson
Young
Washington Circle
du Pont
Samuel F. du Pont
Congress
Corn Estimate Lowered and Europe Aid Debate Grows
The 1947 corn crop outlook was cut again by 33 million bushels lowering the projected total to 2.403 billion. Meat and vegetable oil use could sustain pork production, even with reduced corn, while frost risk could worsen losses. Wheat output was revised down from 1.436 to 1.408 billion bushels. George Marshall pressed for a special session to fund interim Europe aid, facing GOP resistance and uncertain costs.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
George Marshall
U. S
Congress
Europe
Marshall
William L. Clayton
GOP
Global headlines mix light gossip and war era policy
The report surveys diverse items from New York to Tokyo and Washington. It notes Margaret Truman joining the American Guard of Musical Artists, Tojo’s life trial and epitaph, a London street scene with dollar bills, and Florida Senator Pepper amid Pennsylvania election results. It also cites Taft Hartley law politics and a postwar U S Army strength drop to 965000 with a 105000 shortfall.
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New York
Margaret Truman
Board of Governors
American Guard of Musical Artists
APL
Tokyo
Hidekei Tojo
London
Eltiodor
M. Libenali
Legion-naire
Chi- Tojo Cago
No. 10
Downing Street
Tallahassee
Sen Claude Pepper
Fla
Democratic Party
Franklin H. Lichtenwalter
Phil H. Storch
Pennsylvania
Congress
Lichtenwalter
Cold Blooded Forecast Coal Shortage Looms for U S
The piece warns the winter of 1947 48 will be the toughest in six years due to unprecedented coal demand, rail car shortages, and high prices. Producers admit limited relief as industrial stocks dwindle and retail supplies stay only fair. Even with high weekly production, strikes and car shortages curtail output. Prices likely rise as consumers accept higher charges.
Fortune Telling Booth Tips in Weel Service Booklet
A short notice promotes fortune telling as crowd entertainment for events. It advertises methods from a booklet No. 65 by Weel Newspaper Service, with colorful attire and items like cards and crystal ball. Send 25 cents for the booklet at 243 West 17th Street New York.
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Weel
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Household ironing and care tips for textiles and laundry
Practical hints cover ironing double layers on wrong sides first, leaving carrot tops for grating, sewing snaps with silk tape, removing smoke with a vinegar damp towel, hanging large garments before small, keeping ironing board covers damp, pressing dark wool with a dark wool layer, and using two thin coats of paint with light sanding between.
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Andrew Jackson
Andy
Pennsylvania Avenue
No. 1
White House
Marc Joseph Paul Yves Rich
Gilbert du Motter de
Comte de Rochambeau
Decatur
Stephen Decatur
Commodore Barron
Bladensburg
Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinisch von Steuben
General Washington
Lafayette
Kosciuszko
Tadeusz Andrzej Bonaventura Kosciuszko
James Madison
Dolly
Warsaw
Poland
Russia
Austria
Germany
West Point
Barbara Jo Walker
Memphis Belle
Atlantic City
Caleb Greene
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Jeseish Underground
Council OF Women
Jeanne Eder
Switzerland
International Council of Women
OU. S
Council of Philadelphia
Theodore Roosevelt Jr
Theodore Roosevelt
Normandy
France
Ta Ste
Daniel Carpio
English Channel
Cape Gris Nex
Dover
Baukhbege
Florida
Florida Gulf Ports
Apalachicola Bay
Crop Reporting Board
Trust
Milwaukee
Lucy Nostrand
Troope Ls
War Department
U.S
Lydia EL Finkleham
Pinkham
Lidia E Pinaram
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